The boat was completed by nailing on a couple of deck boards at
each end. The oars were made of 2-inch pine boards, 5 feet long and 5
inches wide. They were blocked out at Mr. Schreiner's sawmill and then
shaped and smoothed down with a draw-knife and spoke-shaved. They were
1-1/4 inches at the handle and 2 inches immediately below, tapering down
to a diameter of 1-1/4 inches at the top of the blade. The blades were 18
inches long, 5 inches wide, and planed down to a thickness of 1/4 inch
along the edges.
[Illustration: Fig. 62. Thole Pin.]
[Illustration: Fig. 63. Nailing on the Decks.]
[Illustration: Fig. 64. The Oar.]
CHAPTER VI.
OFF TO THE ISLAND.
The morning of July 2d dawned bright and clear, but long before daybreak
the members of the S. S. I. E. E. of W. C. I. were astir. The jolly red
sun peeping over the eastern hills witnessed an unaccustomed sight. Six
greatly excited boys were running back and forth from the barn to the
canal, bearing all manner of mysterious bundles, which were carefully
deposited in a freshly painted scow. Yes, all six of us were there.
A Unique Alarm Clock.
We hadn't expected to see Reddy Schreiner at such an early hour, for
he was always a sleepyhead, and no alarm clock would ever wake him.
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